It took more than three months to bring the National Council of Imams to life. This body desired by the Elysee, in support of the law against separatism, should see the light of day ” end of February “ 2021 announced on Wednesday February 17 the president of French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM).
At the end of a meeting organized at the Great Mosque of Paris in the presence of five federations having ratified the charter of principles in mid-January for the Islam of France, Mohammed Moussaoui specified that this future Council was going to open to external personalities.
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The religious association, created under statute law 1905, will consist of “Twenty-five members, including ten imams not affiliated with the CFCM”, he clarified. One way to calm the discontent of certain independent imams who regret not having been consulted. The name of Tareq Oubrou, imam of Bordeaux, was mentioned.
The Council will be responsible for organizing the training of imams to practice in France. This label, announced by the Élysée in November 2020, to fight against self-proclaimed imams ” and against foreign interference will be attributed to them. Once the charter of values has been signed, affirming the principles of secularism, freedom of belief, equality between women and men… Their approval may be withdrawn if they do not respect them.
The council will function without three federations of the CFCM. The Coordinating Committee of Turkish Muslims in France (CCMTF) and Milli Görüs (CIMG), two organizations linked to Turkey, as well as Faith and Practice, a branch of the Tabligh pietist movement, refused to sign this document. They challenge in particular the notion “Islam of France”.
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